My brother in law in the front line in black with the President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta- 2015

MY MAJOR CONCERNS - MINISTRIES. What are yours?

Autism
Ex-Veterans
Veterans
Education
Health
Dental health
Secretaries - PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON Sexual harassment is complex, subtle, and highly subjective. ~Kathie Lee Gifford
Human Rights
Disaster and Humanitarian Relief
Poverty Alleviation
Social Services

Family, Security, Food, Rain forest, Church and State, Female mutilation, Clean water, Youth, Child and Family Services, Child Mortality, Ghettos, Alternative medicine, women's cancers, HIV/AIDs/UKIMWI, Justice and Punishment, Migration, Road accidents, Neocolonialism and Imperialism, Peer Pressure and Bullying, Women, pollution, Prostitution, Men, Disability, Rape, War, Slavery and Human trafficking, Mental health...the elderly, single mothers, single fathers, men's cancers, VOLUNTEER-ISM.

I knew a song...Nia acio maraina makigocaga Mwathani?...Namwarega kumuinira, mahiga nimakainaga, makainaga.

Luka 19:40 Akajibu, akasema, Nawaambia ninyi, wakinyamaza hawa, mawe yatapiga kelele.

A fairly good example of how a limitation or restraint works in creative process occurs when a sculptor attacks granite with hand tools. Granite resists such attacks violently. It is hard material - so hard, that in granite it is very difficult to do something bad. It is not easy to do something good, but it is extremely difficult to do something bad - in granite that is. ~Charles Eames.

“Eventually everything connects — people, ideas, objects...the quality of the connections is the key to quality per se...I don't believe in this 'gifted few' concept, just in people doing things they are really interested in doing. They have a way of getting good at whatever it is.”
― Charles Eames. Posted Tuesday March 24, 2015. 8:48 AM.

What really goes on in the chicken farms, for the farmers, leave a lone who they hire. This is with John Oliver @LastWeekTonight, May 17, 2015, posted here today, Monday May 18, 2015 PM.

Vancouver poultry company worked man to death, lawsuit claims

Family claims Vancouver company worked father-of-four to death.

Bao Min Cheng had a heart condition but allegedly worked up to 70 hours a week at Hallmark Poultry Processors.

CTV Vancouver

Published Wednesday, March 25, 2015 5:26PM PDT Last Updated Wednesday, March 25, 2015 7:33PM PDT

The family of a Chinese immigrant who died after allegedly working excessive hours at a Vancouver poultry processor is suing the company.
The lawsuit, filed last week in B.C. Supreme Court, claims married father-of-four Bao Min Cheng used to work 60-70 hours per week at Hallmark Poultry Processors, and that the strain of working so much overtime killed him... (Posted Wednesday March 25, 2015. 9:33 PM).

The thing is, I was under duress when I quit cleaning St. Michael's University School (SMUS), that day in 2004. I was becoming manic. I had stopped all mental health medication, slowly, under doctor's supervision. I took a long time to believe that I was mentally ill, even though I grew up with my mother being depressed. So I convinced Dr. Chris Fraser to take me off the mental health pills. I was riding on cloud nine as my husband was my boybriend at the time. Actually, he had asked me to marry him like in October 10, 2003. ME, who you are reading from. When I left SMUS that day, I asked 2 girls if they knew my boss. I had so many bosses it was not funny. They said yes. They were young. I threw, yes, threw them the cleaning keys and I said to tell him, I quit. I was admitted to the local mental institution/hospital. I was put back on medication, maybe different medication, and that is when I realised, shit, I was out of a job. I tried to remedy the situation to no success. I even had a doctor's note. I had been replaced, duress or not. Tough! Through God's Grace, I now teach Career Planning 10 (changing soon) at SMUS each year. B4 the cleaning gig, I was a volunteer speaker and on, and on, I stood on giants shoulders and things are what they are. Added Wednesday June 24, 2015. 4:41 PM.

I found the folder today with the name of the company who represented the company that hired us as Canadians to clean here while they make the money there! We were hired by a company represented by ABM Industries Incorporated. In 2004 they were operating via

Corporate Headquarters

160 Pacific Avenue, Suite 222

San Francisco, CA 94111 United States of America.

I was hired as a cleaner, Rate: $ 8.00/HR I felt used, like a modern slave ...

My case was ... v. Alfredo D'Ambrosio

Case Number: 1919 with British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal.

I got correspondence copied to me and dated September 16, 2004, from this USA office written by Maria E. Natoli, Esq, saying they would handle the case from then on or something. That is when I backed out! Added Tuesday June 16, 2015. 11:07 PM

I was a Janitor at Supreme Building Maintenance (changed name). I was there from March 2004 – May 2004 (3 months cleaning in a school). They were local here and were owned by a company in the United States of America. I was working for an American and getting $8 an hour. I had to leave some $$ for others to put their hands on eh?! I did the hard work. I wrote on my journal then of how I felt like a modern slave. I tried to tell the then Kenyan Prime Minister Mzee Raila Odinga and mambo onge...I don't think he read there...fake page maybe. Aw snap, only signed in members at graduates.com can LINK. I got some stuff off the page. Working on it. March 25, 2015. 3:57 PM

From Graduates.com trying to reach my then Kenyan Prime Minister...

... 23 months ago Today is March 25, 2015.

"Mr Onyango said the PM (Mzee Odinga) was in Johannesburg for a rest and to visit former President Nelson Mandela’s family" Daily Nation Sunday
April 7, 2013. Way to be. Resting and visiting the ill. Nyasaye Oriti.

... 24 months ago

Mos ahinya Baba eeee

... 24 months ago

pole Baba

... 28 months ago

Shauri yako.
Tuburundike. Link

... 29 months ago

Haya basi. LINK

... 55 months ago

Nitafute...I am a modern slave. Fact!

... 55 months ago

Save me.

... 56 months ago

Kitendawili!

... 56 months ago

Ati Kanunga...haiya! Hio ujuzi wote imetoka Kanunga, na hapo kwetu.

Wednesday March 25, 2015. 3:40 PM. That there was not pleasant...I wrote to the B C Human Rights Tribunal and the guy I was suing quit. He had given away my job in the duration I was unwell. He had hired a friend of mine, a fellow immigrant. They spoke Spanish. When the boss guy quit, I was given the option of suing the American Company and I was like wow, no....(I felt small and insignificant).

That whole folder holding correspondence about this case, must be in here somewhere! I am sure ... the point is, why should an American corporation make its way into Canada to benefit from OUR ass sweating cleaners? hmm? What's up with that?...Wednesday March 25, 2015. 11:03 AM.

“Eventually everything connects — people, ideas, objects...the quality of the connections is the key to quality per se...I don't believe in this 'gifted few' concept, just in people doing things they are really interested in doing. They have a way of getting good at whatever it is.” ― Charles Eames.

I first saw this quote when I was cleaning in an architectural firm

around 2008. (I am having difficulties typing this). I quit because I thought

someone observing me might rape me when I took the garbage out in the alley @ 11:00 PM.
         Merrick Architecture - Borowski Sakumoto Fligg Limited. (Thanks to the staff member who had three words of Charles Eames written on a sticky note...thanks a lot. Wednesday March 25, 2015. 4:24 PM).
         They hired somebody who hired me. Thanks for the experience. HA!
         I only saw the quote up to the word, objects.

The other sentences, I found out later. I copied the words from a sticky note.

Tuesday March 24, 2015. 3:31 PM.

"People see themselves-and have reason to see themselves-in many different ways. For example, a Bangladeshi Muslim is not only a Muslim but also a Bengali and a Bangladeshi, typically quite proud of the Bengali language, literature, and music, not to mention the other identities he or she may have connected with class, gender, occupation, politics, aesthetic taste, and so on . . . the main hope of harmony in our troubled world lies in the plurality of our identities, which cut across each other and work against sharp divisions around one single hardened line of vehement division that allegedly cannot be resisted. Our shared humanity gets savagely challenged when our differences are narrowed into one devised system of uniquely powerful categorization. . . ." ~ Amartya Sen. (This is part of an essay adapted from the new book Identity and Violence, published by Norton). Posted March 21, 2015 3:33 PM.

Bangladesh blogger becomes second to be murdered in a month.

Washiqur Rahman’s murder is latest attack on progressive activists following similar killing of American atheist blogger in February.
March 30, 2015 theguardian.

I know I said, I was done on, (Saturday March 28, 2015. 9:34 AM) and then there was inertia.

Inertia is the resistance of any physical object to any change in its state of motion, including changes to its speed and direction. It is the tendency of objects to keep moving in a straight line at constant velocity. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Saturday March 28, 2015 4:12 PM. Almost 4:20.

I am done. Saturday March 28, 2015. 9:34 AM.

Monday March 30, 2015. 6:44 PM...niuguo.

"There is a voice that keeps on calling me . . . May be tomorrow I wanna settle down." Friday March 13, 2015, 6:10 PM

Mutharaba uyu wa Njisu ninguukua ona warituha. Tuesday March 10, 2015. 9:06 PM.

Women are the real architects of Society.

Harriet Beecher Stowe. Posted March 8, 2015, 3:59 PM.

Posted Friday March 6, 2015 9:32 AM

"I know how to fall. I've fallen off my horse many times, and I tucked, and I have good core strength..." Madonna Louise Ciccone. Brit Awards. Posted Tuesday March 3, 2015. 10:24 AM.

The correct name is Anaïs Nin. Posted March 3, 2015

"Eventually everything connects - people, ideas, objects. The quality of the connections is the key to quality per se." ~ Charles Eames.

‘It is bad enough that people are dying of AIDS, but no one should die of ignorance.’ - Elizabeth Taylor.
LINK. Added Thursday March 19, 2015. 10:50 AM.

Actions speak louder than words.

Posted Wednesday May 27, 2015. 2:05 PM

Commitment is an act, not a word. Jean-Paul Sartre
Kudos @TheDailyShow #KICKASS Jon Stewart-Give Them 20

Posted Tuesday May 26, 2015. 11:44 PM

Added Wednesday May 27, 2015. 9:16 AM.

I don't think any war is worth having our soldiers killed. Jessica Lynch- added Tuesday May 26, 2015. 10:01 AM.

I hear hope in this song.
Heal on....there is medication -

I got THE T-shirt. It was delivered by USPS, first class MAIL #INTERNATIONAL - Added Sunday April 19, 2015. 7:21 AM (XPRESSPOST tm Added Saturday April 18, 2015. 8:45 PM). I also got a sticker from OMAZE and a thank you card from Jon Stewart.

Thanks everybody. Had the t-shirt not been promised, there would have been no fuss - right? Photo taken today, Friday, April 10, 2015. 4:44 PM. Photo by beloved husband Ryan. He takes most of my photos. Great guy.

This photo taken and added today, Thursday April 30, 2015. 3:57 PM.

Mon 11 Nov 2013 3:38 PM Poppy

found on the streets of Victoria - Yates Street, bottom of the street in the middle of the cross walk... Someone had to save it.

Mon 11 Nov 2013 9:14 AM. "Lest we forget." As long as we are in war, we have forgotten. We forgot the minute we sent soldiers to the Middle East. I have no problem honouring the soldiers and Geez! ...But my grandfather died in the war! Yes, and what did you learn? Your cousin might be dying in war right now - God forbid. Remembering is not enough. We MUST learn and not repeat. There. I have not had coffee yet. Talking of coffee, why was the Kenyan coffee so dilute and the kingfisher drink so light? Why and How are the main questions. If we do not learn, history will repeat itself sometimes in the very same way it happened initially. ? Coffee is brewing at the ...'s.

Photo: Imagine me doing a salute to our soldiers in the nude mother fuckers.

"In war the heroes always outnumber the soldiers ten to one." H. L. Mencken

Inspired by @StephenAtHome

Photo added Sunday May 3, 2015 in the AM.
The Captain's hat belonged to WILLIAM SCULLY LTEE/LTD. I would like to return it to the family. I bought it years back for $5. The best $5 I ever spent. It is a size 7 1/4. Has some numbers... May 2, 2015 11:31 AM. This is as nude as it gets. Photo posted Saturday May 2, 2015. 10:21 AM.

CBC INVESTIGATES

Medical marijuana payouts to Atlantic Canada veterans lead country

65% of payouts for pot go to veterans on East Coast, who account for 14% of all veterans

By Melissa Mancini, CBC News Posted: May 12, 2015 6:00 AM AT Last Updated: May 12, 2015 3:10 PM AT

'The Daily Show' Takes A Look At How Marijuana Culture Has Changed Since The 70s LINK April 20, 2015.

Jon Stewart's 'Daily Show' Segment Leads To Huge Change For Veterans

The Huffington Post | By Ed Mazza

Posted: 03/25/2015 6:39 am EDT Updated: 03/25/2015 6:59 am EDT

Previous video is no long available due to copyright claim by Viacom inc. Posted Wednesday April 15, 2015. 7:44 PM.

Wounded veterans and families to see improved access to funds; new benefits.

Minister of Veterans Affairs Erin O'Toole announces improved benefits for veterans and their families, during a news conference in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday March 17, 2015. A plan to enhance support for seriously injured veterans under the New Veterans Charter and proposed new support for informal caregivers such as family members was announced. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck -
Published Tuesday, March 17, 2015 7:15PM EDT

I think what motivates people is not great hate, but great love for other people. ~Huey Newton.

Bye #BlackHistoryMonth '15

UN effort at reducing maternal, child mortality impressive. By OLIVE BURROWS | March 13, 2015 - CAPITALNEWS.

To Jessy: Jessy is short for Jacinta. SheKnows on the Internet states,

"Jacinta

Flowers Posted Monday March 16, 2015 6:19 PM.

The name Jacinta is a baby girl name. ...

Greek Meaning:
The name Jacinta is a Greek baby name. In Greek the meaning of the name Jacinta is: Beautiful. Jacinth is derived from the name of a precious stone. This name is also related to the Greek flower name for hyacinth.

Spanish Meaning:

The name Jacinta is a Spanish baby name. In Spanish the meaning of the name Jacinta is: Hyacinth or purple.

...People with this name have a deep inner desire to inspire others in a higher cause, and to share their own strongly held views on spiritual matters.

...People with this name tend to be a powerful force to all whose lives they touch. They are capable, charismatic leaders who often undertake large endeavors with great success. They value truth, justice, and discipline, and may be quick-tempered with those who do not. If they fail to develop their potential, they may become impractical and rigid."

I have known my little girl's name meant purple since 2000 from a book at Chapters book store. Posted Saturday February 28, 2015. Last day of Black History Month, 2015. The green is for GO GREEN :) In 2000 the province's transit company had these bus pass holders that said, GO GREEN. Just that.

(Those dayz we could read the books off the shelves, without buying books. It was allowed. It was magical for me and I read and read...book after book. I don't think that is possible today, like so many other things..., they are (snap finger...) - GONE. March 3, 2015)

Jacinta was named after her paternal grandmother for the first name and Nyambura for the middle name after my mother. Both grandparents wanted to be named and so as a 22 year old, I did what I had to do. Jacinta's paternal grandmother, grandfather and the family were refugees in Kenya from Mozambique. They had been influenced (colonized) by Portuguese who also have the name Jacinta. They called a plate, palato. The spoke Kisenya. From Beira. Those that are gone, may they RIP. (Sunday March 1, 2015. 7:10 PM)

Love me when I least deserve it, because that's when I really need it. - Swedish Proverb. Posted Saturday March 21, 2015. 6:16 PM. Thank you Dear Jessy for unconditional love, (when I really needed it. You are an Angel dear. Sunday March 22 2015. 9:22 AM).

My first thoughts were, "hilarious" then I wrote, WOW!(UPDATED March 16, 2015).

Posted Friday February 27, 2015. 9:02 PM.

"The more ethnically #diverse the people we live around, the less we trust them. ....people find it easier to trust one another and cooperate when the social distance between them is less..." Robert D Putnam, Harvard University and University of Manchester. Posted February 25, 2015.

Just saying.

Immigration Canada snafus causing ‘a lot of misery’

Newcomers to Canada are paying the price for bureaucratic bungles, including a new visa with an old expiry date and documents lost in the mail. First in a two-part series on those trapped in a system that seems to have little compassion...By: Nicholas Keung Immigration reporter, Published on Sat May 30 2015.
(FILING) - Where did the time go?

IMMIGRATION (Life fucking experience so horrible that I say, kiss my vulva and suck my clit). I am blessed to have one! Some girls have had theirs cut off, including my maternal grandmother for sure. 2013 - MINISTRY

I came to Canada to die on a Visitor visa of two months (June 1996), which was extended at the airport for 4 extra months. When the visa expired, I applied for another visitor visa and was granted time for a year. Around this time I was talking to health care providers and stating that I had AIDS. Soon immigration Canada was at my door asking if I was cleaning houses without a permit and if I had HIV. They took me with them and the next day I was handed a solid departure order dated 22 January 1998. I had no passport (had lost it dancing), and I had no funds to self-deport.

This led to near deportation after which I was given a conditional departure order, November 18, 1998. This would go in effect any time. It's power diminished when I was granted permanent residence. So stressful the heavy burden of a conditional departure order.

August 31, 2001 on my daughter's birthday, I applied for permanent residence on Humanitarian and Compassionate grounds.

14 March 2004, a letter with this date stated, "...Specifically, I have received a medical notification stating your are suffering from AIDS. The narrative on this notification states:

This 35-year-old applicant has been diagnosed with HIV and is currently on anti-retroviral agents. While taking these drugs, her viral load is undetectable. However, her T-cell count is 390. In 1992 she had pneumocystis carina and in 1994 she was treated for tuberculosis. This is Aids defining. It is reasonable to expect that Ms. will continue ongoing management by a physician knowledgeable in the treatment of persons living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus. It is also reasonable to expect that this disease will continue and that anti-retroviral drugs will be needed. This treatment is very expensive and is covered by provincial health plans.

Based upon my review of the medical examination and all the reports I have reviewed with respect to her health condition, I conclude that she has a health condition, I conclude that she has a health condition that might reasonably be expected to cause excessive demand on health services. Specifically, this health condition might reasonably be expected to require services, the cost of which would likely exceed the average Canadian per capita costs over 5 year period. She is, therefore inadmissible under Section 38(1)(c) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
Also has: Depression-Bipolar Disease..."

30 June 2004, I got a letter from Citizenship and Immigration Canada stating in part: "As indicated in the previous letter, a decision about your application for permanent residence has therefore been made based upon information on your file. On 30 June 2004, I a representative of the Minister of Citizen and Immigration reviewed the information on your file and it appears that you are a person described in Section 38 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, that is, a person who is inadmissible on health grounds in that you might reasonably be expected to cause excessive demand on the health or social services in Canada.

As such, permanent residence in Canada cannot be granted to you and your application for permanent residence must be refused. This means that the exemption previously granted in your case from the requirement to obtain an immigrant visa has no further effect..."

During my process with immigration Canada, a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment was done and I was found to be a protected person. Because I had AIDS, I was not considered protected. Today, a protected person who applies under that category has their application processed in 1 year. It was 2003. I would have had my permanent residence by 2004. By 2007 I would have already been a Canadian Citizen.

In 2004, I was given my first temporal resident permit. I felt like a somebody, for the duration.

When we wanted to do a spousal application in 2005, which today takes 82 days, we were told we could not apply under that category because I had a disease. At the least, I would have been a Canadian citizen by 2008. In real life, in 28 August, 2008 (near my Late daughter's birthday), I applied for permanent residence, this time as a temporal resident permit holder. My job was to keep my status valid by renewing my temporal resident permit from Sept 2004 to Oct 2009. Costs $$. Helps the country.

I got my permanent resident card on 12.01.2010. I sent off my citizenship application on March 26, 2012.

@ 1 time on my work visa said, - "must leave Canada by 3 Oct 09"...police cells...detained for about six days. I had a conditional departure order since 1998 that would go into effect at any time, and a threat like this one only helped stress me out more.

I was again told that I must leave the country on another work visa by 3 Oct 2010. It is not about if I left or not, it is the stress involved. The uncertainty of life with my beloved husband. March 11, 2015.

With the Temporal Resident Permit, I waited for more than three years before applying for permanent residence as advised. My permanent residence was handed to me on January 12, 2010. An official document with a clerical error, Canada. It would take five months to rectify the clerical error. (I was in a hurry to see my daughter's grave of July 1997. No I won't swear. - added Wednesday March 11, 2015. 7:16 PM).

Finally... Link... Posted Wednesday, March 18, 2015.

2014, you granted me Citizenship. Thank you Canada, I have not died yet. Thank you for caring. Tuesday, March 10, 2015. 6:53 PM

IMMIGRATION ( MINISTRY)

John Ndung'u also singer of, "Jehova niatugagiriai aria othe menyihagia, akamaruta rukunguini ii akamatua athamaki."

News / Immigration

Canada: Employer Roadblocks For Hiring Foreign Workers Continue!

Last Updated: March 16 2015

Article by Victor Ing

Miller Thomson LLP

Non-citizens shocked to get voter registration reminder from Elections Canada.

Josue David Balarezo Flores might have been delighted to be urged to vote — if he wasn’t still waiting just to become a permanent resident.

Troy Dearborn, whose wife from England got the Elections Canada registration notice, said it made them feel mocked by a government that has been slow to process her application for permanent residence.

THANK YOU CANADA.

Dear Canada,

Let me remind you a little bit about myself. My name used to be ... I was born in Kenya. It is a beautiful land that saw me called names, beaten and raped severally. The first time I ever spoke out about these issues, I was 17 years old. I was sharing with a peer. I did not get another chance to speak until I was released from the immigration detention. I was accused of cleaning houses without a permit, as well as having HIV. In actual fact, I was presenting as a person living with AIDS. Canada, you know that from the time I applied for a visitor visa, the whole process to my citizenship, took 18 years. I could not vote until after citizenship. I was busy with the immigration process. Giving me a place to work and wait in safety. These are the things I want to thank Canada for. I have been able to make decisions in the municipal level, by voting this year. Who would have thought?

Thank you Canada that you undid all the wrong that happened in Kenya and gave me a new slate in Canada. You paid for my health care, you clothed me, you fed me. You made sure that my basic human rights were met. Thank you for making sure that I had legal aid all throughout my immigration case here in BC. I thank you so much Canada for caring for me. A black female doing her best.

Canada, thank you that while I was waiting for my file to close, you kept me busy. I teach about HIV/AIDS so that I educate as many people as I can. Thank you Canada for giving me a platform in which to speak. Even this platform here today.

It has been said that respect begets respect. Let us do this simple act for one another. Let us work together to spread education about HIV/AIDS and stop the stigma that fuels the stem of ignorance. Thank you Canada for showing me that I am working with a team of people who are going to make things happen.

Thank you Canada that since release from detention in 1998, I have done many HIV/AIDS presentations and in all sorts of places including the Wilkinson jail...I have fully told my life story. Thank you Canada for all of the wonderful times...I do miss the old days that got me speaking year in, year out for a good ten years. I believe some of that work saw the AIDS ward in Vancouver close. Do you want it to reopen in another ten years because people went without education of the virus? Canada, you have been so awesome to me and though I may have been disenchanted, I believe we can do something better, together.

For saving my life Canada, let us be friends.

As the song goes, I will serve you, because I love you, you have given life to me. Your touch, is all I long for, you have given life to me. Thank you, Merci, Danka, asante, nithengiu. My name is ... and I am a proud Canadian citizen. ~November 14, 2014. Posted Tuesday February 24, 2015 - In memory of Freddie Mercury.

Tuesday February 24, 2015. 12:12 PM

It is the last week of black history month, 2015.

Posted February 23, 2015. 4:36 PM

Posted Sunday February 22, 2015 9:41 AM

My traditional dress. Don't #bang the door on your way out you might need it on the way back. Wednesday February 18, 2015. 2:24 PM.

50th Anniversary of National Flag of Canada.

Sunday February 15, 2015

Disappeared, my immigration file I had kept since 1998 and all our tax records over the years. Who would take these #government records? Why and when? February 12, 2015. (#Immigration documents and #tax records recovered - Sunday February 15, 2015, 12:37 PM. Thank you Jesus. You have NEVER let me down). Yay!

I am still looking for the speech I wrote for my daughter's funeral, it has been years of searching. Thursday February 12, 2015, 12:31 PM.

Human beings have an instinct for

#freedom. ~ Lupita Nyong'o.

Posted Feb 11, 2015 2:32 PM

Yesterday, my friend Lucy and I, (both black) saw that Douglas Street - Cactus Club Cafe, has hired a beautiful black waitress! We want to dress up, do our hair and go in there. Good show Cactus Club Cafe. Posted Sunday March 22, 2015. 8:30 AM.

Simba added March 22, 2015. 12:18 PM. Video added same date, 1:25 PM.
My pinned tweet on twitter.

In political and public debates, immigrants are often depicted as trouble-makers. ~Communication between cultures by Larry A Samovar et al. Posted: Monday February 9, 2015. 8:18 PM.

Happy Family Day British Columbia.

Good Lord, it seems citizenship and immigration Canada's aim was to get me to self-deport. Right from how they were handling the near-deportation in 1998 to intimidation along the whole way. I just realized what they intended... Maybe they thought I would die of AIDS related illnesses before the end of the case. The hardships I had to go through, the stress, the grief of Jessy dying away from me, no blood family, the uncertainty and them refusing us, my beloved husband and I, to do a spousal application after we got married in 2005. They said it was because I had a disease. I am sure they meant AIDS.

I was saying this to my friend,

"Well, there was this lady behind the desk at immigration office. I told her that I had come to tell her that I was married and would like to do a name change. She said that I could not do spousal application and she continued to explain without being asked, that it was because I had a disease. She did not say AIDS or manic depressive as God knows I have both. I left. That is how it went down. My lawyer Peter Golden after the three years of temporal resident permit (TRP), wanted me to do another application via humanitarian and compassionate grounds (which I was not granted in a prior application.) My beloved husband and I told him that actually now I needed a TRP application form for permanent residence. It all made me dizzy to say the least. " ~ME.

6 February 2015 at 14:46

They did mention Depression-Bipolar Disease once on paper, lakini they did not dwell on it. Unreal Canada. You tried to play me like that? The obvious tactic they used was that of delaying my case for almost 20 years. OMG! My daughter Jessy's death in Kenya made me strong because I said why was I not there to hold her dying body? Why was she not here with me? I promised her that I would make it all worthwhile why she died without me there. Jessy, I will always love you. Saturday February 7, 2015.

" You know what? What do you know? It turns out sometimes - unwanted people do self-deport. I had no idea...I knew that one." ~Jon Stewart @The Daily Show. February 5, 2015.

Self-deportation is an approach to dealing with illegal aliens in the United States that involves the creation of legal structures which will make life in the US so difficult as to encourage illegal aliens to voluntarily return to their home countries, rather than organized efforts of law enforcement to locate and deport them. ~From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

"Self-Deportation: A Definition

Self-deportation is a concept supported by many conservatives as one of the chief means of reducing the number of people who have illegally entered the country and broken any number of laws in order to obtain employment, government benefits, or healthcare services.

Self-deportation is an idea supporting the belief that individuals here illegally will voluntarily leave the country, as they discover that what they illegally entered the country for his [SIC] unavailable to them. This is achieved through what is often referred to as demagnetization, an attempt to remove the incentives available to those illegally in the country.

Self-deportation requires the enactment of no laws, only that current immigration, employment, and other laws already on the books be enforced. The chief magnet drawing illegal aliens to the United States is employment. Some employers often overlook or ignore the immigration status of workers, instead opting for the cheap labor provided by them. Often, these employees work off the books and pay no taxes. This practice hurts American workers as it reduces available jobs for US citizens and legal immigrants, as well as by artificially deflating the wage rate.

Self-deportation is the chief means by which the United States will be able to reduce the number of illegal immigrants in the country. Critics of those who favor strong anti-illegal immigration policies routinely state that it is impossible to "round up" and deport over 10 million illegal aliens. The answer to this is self-deportation, as the ability to live illegally in the country no longer becomes beneficial, and entering the country through proper means is beneficial..." ~By Dustin Hawkins

Conservative Politics Expert

"Black History Month 2015 began on Sunday, February 1 and ends on Saturday, February 28." ~ Internet. Mercy Lord,...Sunday February 1, 2015, 12:38 PM

In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. ~Ronald Regan. Added Thursday March 19, 2015. 1:02 PM

Originally from Twitter - EnGlobal News P (LINK).

"The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help." Ronald Reagan. Posted Saturday January 31, 2015, 11:44 AM.

"Breaking the silence‬ can carry risk.” page 98

Becoming an Ally - Breaking the Cycle of Oppression in People~ SECOND EDITION. by Anne Bishop -January 25, 2015, 5:13 PM

It is never over until it is over. Omaze wrote me! Again. They said on the subject line:-

Jon Stewart Tshirt is on its way!

(They did not use CAPS! I read in caps. Can you blame me?... it is beyond me)

Hi...,

Your item is out the door and on its way to you! Thank you for your help in making this campaign so successful. ...

...Thank you!

Omaze
April 3, 2015, 5:36 PM

Omaze,

I cannot wait to get THE t-shirt and take a selfie. I'll send you a selfie in less than 16 weeks from today. Thank you and sorry about ALL the kerfuffle. The waiting game continues. T-shirt, I wish you well on your trip. Have fun at customs. Come to me. Haya :) You made my GOOD!-Friday, a Very Good Friday. April 3, 2015, 8:32 PM.

Guess who wrote me and said hi? (added March 11, 2015).

Hi ...,

We don’t know when it’s going to be, but here’s what we’re going to do. For 10 bucks to New York Collaborates for Autism & Night of Too Many Stars, we’re going to enter you for two tickets to my final taping of The Daily Show.

We’ll laugh.

We’ll cry.

We’ll take a selfie?

And because you donated to support another great cause with me last year, if you enter in the next 24 hours, you’ll even get double the entries to win. So enter now and maybe I’ll see you at the last show!

Hugs,

Jon

(March 6, 2015 10:55 AM)

and thank you Jon for writing in any form. (I am sure it was a form letter and I don't care (...about that. March 11, 2015) -, you wrote)!?

“If I am I because you are you, and you are you because I am I, then I am not I and you are not you. But if I am I because I am I, and you are you because you are you, then I am I and you are you.” – Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kotzk (Posted Friday March 6, 2015, 12:44 PM). Hugz my hero. I have 10 bucks, thank the Lord. That being, I believe now more than ever before what they say:-

Remember The Big Bang Theory episode where Sheldon met his hero? Updated Monday March 23, 2015. 7:10 PM. (LINK)

Posted Thursday March 19, 2015. 11:20 AM.

It is ME, your #1 fan, ... Posted Friday, March 6, 2015, 7:04 PM. Siyo kwa ubaya (March 10, 2015. 2:41 PM).

I checked the status on my passport. I emailed the passport office to check on things. The prompt update said. "...Your passport was sent to you by Xpresspost on December 18, 2014...Date dropped off or sent by mail / Date déposée au comptoir ou date d'envoi par la poste : 2014-12-12..." Email received today. When my application was accepted on December 12, 2014 as indicated above, I was told the passport would be mailed to my home address on the 30th of December, 2014. So, I was checking mail at home. Today I went by the post office, before I had checked my email, and I found 2 notices saying tomorrow was the last day, to pick up a package! Imagine.

I am expecting a T-shirt from some folks (Omaze) and was surprised to see the package was an envelope, inside, THE PASSPORT! If I was not looking for the t-shirt, I would have missed the passport. It would have been returned to sender. Maybe the t-shirt was returned to sender. Oh well. I have other t-shirts to cover my chest.Posted Tuesday February 24, 2015, 8:44 PM

See how things work out? Omaze did write me in December. "Your Omaze order from December 3, 2014 is complete...Order: #1110684...Be Jon Stewart’s Next Guest on The Daily Show | Ambassador"

It was by lottery and a fine young man named Paul from Irving, Texas

won. We Ambassadors, (donation of $100), were promised a t-shirt, to be sent four weeks after the order. I believe it is a red and light blue t-shirt. I saw a snippet when I was filling out the order form... I am still waiting. I ordered a large, seemed like medium was not available, may have been sold out. I don't know.

Hopefully the t-shirt is not delayed for too long in the USA/CANADA border, in customs.

I was in the USA/CANADA border, in customs, October 2011 coming from Kenya.

The Canadian lady officer at the home border asked me numerous questions including, if I did all the work I did in this country so that I could stay? I told her I had just spoken in 4 venues in Kenya and I wanted nothing. I was coughing and she asked if I had TB. I explained no. We had just done 27 hours of flying and this is the last thing I expected. Like they could have stopped me right there. The luggage was searched and finally we were let out. I felt bullied. I felt that the permanence of the residence card that allowed me to go to Kenya was kinda temporal.

Sunday February 8, 2015, 9:25 AM.

Joyce Meyer — 'Patience is not the ability to wait but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting.'
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. ~John Quincy Adams. Posted Feb 8 2015.

I am so grateful to Canada for everything, I thank God and Jesus. My passport was done in about 5-6 business days, if you count the day I dropped off the application. It was December 5, 2014 when I first took my application. It took a whole month everything considered to get the passport into my hands. It barely happened. Tomorrow was the last day to acquire it at the post office. All in all, passport office had the passport ready in half the usual time it usually takes to produce one of those babies. BRAVO. Makes the heart light.

Merci Canada for making sure that I did not die in my struggles. Thank you for making sure I did not disappear...thank you for saving my life. Canada, I am so sorry for emptying most of my anger and emotional baggage on you. Sorry. As it is said, I stand strong because I stand on shoulders of giants. You are such a giant Canada. And I believe we have a heap of work to do together, to leave this place better than we found it. Nithengiu muno. Ngai akurathime Canada. January 5, 2015

Today I went to the passport office in the morning. There was a different older gentleman at the receptionist desk. He was saying to have our paperwork ready and put on a smile...

I told him I was there to see Joe. Joe was not there and so I had to line up to be seen. I explained to the lady that things had not been updated, last Friday. She asked if I was a new citizen and I said yes. She was very helpful. She was the lady who was working alongside the lady I saw last Friday. She took the piece of paper in which Joe had written his name and counter number 5. That was from Friday. There were no line ups. You would think it is a different passport office. Maybe because I was there in the morning. Soon, my number A020 was called to counter 13. The lady worked efficiently, the citizenship update must have gone through, I paid for 10 years instead of 5, because I do not like passport offices. I will do anything to avoid them. December 12, 2014 11:35 AM.

UN committee calls on Canada for inquiry into missing, murdered Indigenous women

National News | March 6, 2015 by APTN National News |

"The Violence Against Women Act protects the lives of tens of thousands of domestic violence victims. But the U.S. must also support gender equality around the world, and that means acknowledging that some nations we consider to be our friends are no friends to women. For example, domestic violence is not regarded as a crime in Saudi Arabia. The United States should not have 'normal' relations with nations that treat women as second-class citizens." -- Senator Barbara Boxer. Posted Thursday February 5, 2015, 4:03 PM.

#violence, eg.Government violence including criminalization. "Poverty is the worst form of violence." Mahatma Gandhi. Posted, Saturday December 13, 2014. Violence is happening right now. I got this badge yesterday and today a young woman wrote me this on social media:-

"...Everything was fine I just said next month you need to find a place cause I'm busy with stuff and I Dont like to be around the same person this much. And he didn't say anything so I said it again. And he pushed my out of my room and locked the door...And I opened it with a knife and said its my house I'm letting you stay here and he grabbed me by the neck and dragged me..." Sunday December 7, 2014.

We were asked to wait 2 business days after taking the Canadian citizenship oath, in order to apply for a Canadian passport. I waited 49 days, at least. Business and non business. I filled out the forms last night, was aware that today is Nelson Mandela's 1st death anniversary, as I walked to the passport office. I waited in line and I told the lady I was there to return the form. (Gucokia fomu). She looked at me with pretend puzzled face and asked, "From where?" "To you," I said, smiling the WHOLE time. I got a number and waited in line again to be seen again. I might have been there just about three hours, or so it felt, with other folk. Soon it was my turn, A68. I was told that my citizenship certificate was valid, and there was a missing link, the last step that had to be done. Joe of counter 5 was very sorry and professional about the whole thing and told me the update maybe done on the weekend. They told us it would be done in 2 days man. "Recipients of the new certificate who are scheduled for a citizenship ceremony will need to wait at least two business days after their ceremony before they can apply for services such as a passport." ~Government of Canada. Good thing I am not travelling at this time. If I was travelling, they would process my application even without the link from citizenship and immigration Canada and link up after the fact... Fucked up.

I was excited to see how the passport office in Kenya would compare to a Canadian one. In Kenya, one would only get a passport if they had proof they were travelling somewhere. The process was like pulling teeth. In Canada, where it looks like any Canadian citizen can get a passport, application forms are easily obtainable. Long line ups for passport forms in Kenya. Delay on both ends. Chairs in Canadian waiting room. Bribery in Kenya. Delay... Backlog, common, major problem in both countries. Canada, I am disenchanted - again. Kenya, behave yourself. And person who types passports in Kenya, My name was ..., not Minnesh. Where did the S come from?. Sabotage! Typists/Secretaries were well trained during my time. What is wrong with you? Please concentrate on your job. I know about clerical errors and not on a passport for Christ's sake. Friday December 5, 2014, 3:41 PM.

This is a letter I wrote a day b4 leaving Kenya for Canada. I distributed it around town. I was leaving...

Refugee deal said am untrustworthy & unreliable, '99. Citizenship & immigration Canada failed me passportwise, 2day. Who is who?

I wrote the following in a hurry. I am a British trained secretary. They allowed errors a number of errors per minute of typing. I was 27 years old and had been raped a while back by the Professor I was working for. His last name spelled backwards is OMUM. I made a couple of typing errors and you can still get what I am saying. You know what am sayin? I was shaky. Typing from the very inner room where he raped me. That day when he raped me, I was in the inner room typing examinations. Before I knew, I had been approached from behind, I was facing the wall. thrown to the ground, underwear ripped and penis inside me and I am telling him, man, I have AIDS! He would not believe me. He kept fucking. I was in shock. I wrote the main office (Dean's office). I dared go back into that room for the SECURITY it provided to type the following.

Kenya, does the name gratuitous (given or done free of charge) mean anything to you? Charging me for service that is supposed to be free?...

Posted 19.11.2014.

Hello mum ...?? I dont know if u can still recall me,,,Mary Njeri, the girl u met in Nyamweru Sec Sch...Just wanted to thank you for u changed my life ever since that time...ua memories r still engraved in my heart n i cn never 4get them..u r my r/model mum...keep the spirit burning n change as many people lives as u can...i miss you so much..make sure when you come to Kenya you inform me at least nikusalimie..GOD BLESS YOU SO MUCH ~~Gachugi Njeri, who I met in 2011, in a school I was teaching at on HIV/AIDS. I am inspired. November 12, 2014 via email

FILING

"I think Muslims have become the new Negroes in America. They are being mistreated at airports, by the Immigration - everywhere.

Islam is religion of peace. They are wrong." ~Jermaine Jackson

“An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind... First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win...Nobody can hurt me without my permission.” ― Mahatma Gandhi

"HIV/AIDS has no boundaries...The general population still thinks HIV is something that came in the 80s and went away, or that it only affects the gay population or intravenous drug users." ~Annie Lennox

“Hate cannot stop until someone stops hating - I am that someone.” ― Richard O Harris

I had never voted before 10:00 AM this morning. The voting process was very quick, the officers were great. I was still nervous in front of them. Officials do that to me. I was put on the voter's list and given a ballot. I shaded the spots I needed to, the machine took the ballot and I had successfully voted. Yay! I feel like somebody. It just so happened I was in the right country, in the right space of mind and willing to vote. This is great. The sad thing is that like me, many people would have liked to vote since they were 18 and sadly are getting older and cannot vote. The young need to vote as well. So we can turn this Earth around. Saturday November 15, 2014, 10:37 AM.

At 46 years old, I can vote for the first time ever. I am ready for this. Well, I still have to be registered on the voters list. A crucial step.

"The older I get, the greater power I seem to have to help the world; I am like a snowball - the further I am rolled the more I gain." ~Susan B. Anthony

I give thanks, with hands wide open. Ni ii mundu wa nja, Ngai akathura ngathurane. November 3, 2014 1:03 PM

This works...Thursday October 30, 2014, 11:35 AM

"I take this opportunity to thank and congratulate my sister,mentor,and administrator,"Mpango wa kando tumekataa in Jesus name,"on the this occasion of her official confirmation as a citizen of Canada.It is a joy to her and her husband Ryan,their both families in Canada and kenya and the entire "mpango wa kando tumekataa in Jesus name."Let's all share her joy and blessing.As she takes on her new identify,I pray God to give her the knowledge,wisdom and understanding....you are a heroine,a strength for the destitute and those struggling in life to win a battle.You are a hope for the less Fortunate that are wondering if they can succeed in their thoughts for a better life.You an example of God's doing in our lives.last but not least,for I have volumes of good things to say about you,you are a real blessing to my family,and so I will request you kindly you allow my daughter to use your name.Thank you and God bless you." ~Shem Misimo - facebook

About the name, I was born as Minnie Muthoni. Then I became, ... Muthoni, which I thought was my name for ages. Then I became ... ..., with marriage and I will die as ... Which one do you want? (Sun 19 Oct 2014).

"Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another." ~Nelson Mandela.

October 16, 2014, I woke up, got dressed and went to the venue of my citizenship award, ceremony. I was supposed to get there at 8:00 AM and the clock said 8:05 AM. Damn! I was nervous because, I was late to see the judge, and my notice said, among other things, that, You will not be granted citizenship and cannot take the oath of citizenship if any of the following prohibitions apply to you. Mark you, this is on the NOTICE TO APPEAR - TO TAKE THE OATH OF CITIZENSHIP. Very confusing. PROHIBITIONS UNDER THE CITIZENSHIP ACT... #4. ARE YOU NOW, OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN UNDER A REMOVAL ORDER (HAVE YOU BEEN ASKED BY CANADIAN OFFICIALS TO LEAVE CANADA)?. So, I started by telling the officer that I was being deported in 1998. He took my paper work, he made no eye contact and told me to go to seat number 7. By the time I realized the officer had a badge, it was too late to read it. I was stressed by the process to the very last fucking moment. Anything after that was a blur. The system spit me as a Canadian citizen. I believe it now. I am grateful to the Universe for giving me a place to lay my head - Canada. Posted Sat 18, October 2014 4:29 PM.

Now things read differently. "If any of the following apply to you, you may not qualify for citizenship:...#4, You are under removal order from Canada;" I noticed today Wednesday November 19, 2014, 7:46 PM. There is less intimidation and hostility. Good job officers.

"When I was six months pregnant at age of early twenties, I went to an abortion clinic. Even though I was a Christian and even though I knew that God knew me before He formed me in the womb. The doctor said the baby was too big and I could use the abortion money to buy baby clothes. Mtoto aka ponea hapo even though she later died of a penicillin reaction. When I was told over the phone that she had died, my mind went back to the abortion clinic and I narrated to my big brother. I was wondering what if I had aborted her...was it worth sparing her? I cannot exchange the 6 years and 10 months of her life with anything. The lessons she taught, the joy. Jacinta made me a woman who can say, "I have given birth." If I had gone earlier...who knows. Point of it all, judge not." ME. Sun 12 Oct 2014. 12:49 PM. Posted Sat 20 Sep 2014, 11:09 AM.

"Fear of something is at the root of hate for others, and hate within will eventually destroy the hater." ~George Washington Carver.

July 31, 2010, I would NEVER circumcise my boys leave alone the girls kumamayo Odhon'g ...such trauma destroys the world! FUCK this shit...beam me up Scotty! Around noon. Island Health (Vancouver Island Health Authority) does not like unions as can be seen with how they dealt with their cleaners. They fired them all or told them to retire, and they employed new peoplez for less pay and no union. I have written about VIHA on the main blog and now they have changed their name. You can tell they are different. Today we went to the laboratory at Royal Jubilee hospital, and even if there was no one in line, we were kept waiting with the numbers we had pulled off. There was no one at reception. While waiting, U would hear the reception staff and then you wouldn't. Finally I get called to the counter (reception), was served quickly and efficiently. I waz then directed to a waiting room. And that is what it was, a waiting room. I waited and waited and then, the same lady, Louise, who took my laboratory requisition, came to take my blood! That is why the reception is/waz unoccupied - Multitasking with Island Health. At whose expense?... Lord have mercy. Thu 21, Aug 2014. 1:32 PM.

"B.C. court backs medical marijuana in cookies, oils and teas." ~Sandra McCulloch /TIMES COLONIST August 15, 2014 - 08:15 AM. Mon 11 Aug 2014 9:13 PM.

Beware... "The first reaction to truth is hatred." ~Tertullian.

I have registered for my next course, IET 420 - "Beyond Diversity and Human Rights: Creating Inclusive Spaces for Social Change." So help me, Lord. Tue 15 Jul, 2014. OH SNAP! "Please note that due to minimum registration enrollments not being met, we have, unfortunately, had to cancel the Fall 2014 offering of IET 420: Beyond Diversity and Human Rights. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause."~University. Tue 12 Aug 2014, 8:37 PM.

Murungu.~July 8,2014~

Heyo Heyo - native American song

Native American Spirit

The citizenship officer who walked me to freedom was Jay. Never seen an officer so friendly. When he met me, he shook my hand, and then near the end of the pleasant interview, then a third time, I shook his hand again. It is all I could do. Great intercultural skills, he has this officer. I just passed one of the most important tests of my life - Citizenship. Thank you Jesus. Thanks everybody for support and loving thoughts...18/20. I told Jay the case had taken 18 years. I was almost in tears. Jay told me the hard work is over. I was thinking, it is not the hard work that bothers me. (He must have been joking, or was it sarcasm. I can never really tell...he winked a single,

while smiling). I took the wink as, "Approval/comfort[edit] A wink could also be used as a somewhat humorous way to express sympathy, solidarity and encouragement, especially when the winker is trying to put the receiver at ease in a situation where they might feel nervous or uncomfortable. In such cases the meaning of a wink is not unlike that of a "thumbs up"." ~From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Very touching.

(Thu Jul 3, 2014 1:12 PM.) It was like a video, like drama, and I was in. Thank you Jay. Jay observed that I was making his work very easy. I was organized because the officer in a checked shirt, like my late daughter's school uniform, also my uniform for a while there as a kid (Far Out!), told us what we needed to get ready for the interview. Jay noticed that I was ORGANIZED. Erokamano ahinya. "Ruoth opaki"! (Bwana? asifiwe) ... Nithengiu muno na Mwathani arogocwo. Alhamdulillah - "Thanks and Praise to God". Ashe oleng' Enkai Supat. Orio muno, mbuya mono, eyalama noi cut! I told him I was a trained secretary and he said he was a trained janitor. Made me laugh. Reminds me of my housekeeping and janitorial days. Jay seemed impressed when I told him I was a student and he wanted to know where I go (UVIC - University of Victoria) and what I was studying. He was really impressed at what I was studying. {I had held my composure until the officer said, "I have one question for you." My fingers holding the desk went into knuckles and he noticed. I was embarrassed. Then he asked me if I preferred to be sworn in August, in Vancouver, or later in Victoria. I chose Victoria, Man, Victoria ROCKS. Fri 4 July 2014. So does Vancouver where I got off 18 years ago today -

JESUS

I love U, I love British Columbia.} 914, the address, was my index number in high school, for 4 years. Mon 30 Jun 2014, 6:17 PM. "For those who think the diaspora people just sit around, think again." ME, 21.06.2014. Don't even bother to shhh me. HAPPY SUMMER, North America.

My motherland knows rainy and sunny seasons, last I heard.

I learned from the My Canadian Citizenship Study Guide that, "...King George V,... assigned Canada's national colours (white and red) in 1921, the colours of our national flag today." Page 38, "The new Canadian flag was raised for the first time in 1965. The red-white-red pattern comes from the flag of the Royal Military College, Kingston founded in 1876. Red and white had been colours of France and England since the Middle Ages and the national colours of Canada since 1921."

I came to Canada in summer of 1996, 4th of July, and when I saw the flag, I saw the blood of Jesus and the holiness of the land. You cannot blame me for what I saw. Can you? The snow storm of 1996 in Victoria was my winter welcome to Canada. I had to wear plastic shopping bags with my shoes which let in water. So white, so pure, so holy, was the land. The only snow I had seen was on the Aberdare ranges in the 80's. Awe. (I have learned that when one visits another culture, there is culture shock. First there is exhilaration, then disenchantment (that is where I am now after nearly 18 years), soon I should adjust and finally have effective functioning. Sat 28 Jun 2014, 5:04 PM). Going back to where I came from, I would experience ambivalence, re-entry shock and would have to re-socialize. And on and on...) It's "...the U and W models of culture shock and adaptations." ~Communication between cultures by Larry A. Samovar, Richard E Porter, Edwin R McDaniel and Carolyn S Roy, Page 11-12.

Moving on...

Let's start with, Wagalatia 4:16 quoted by Minister David K Remi, of facebook and twitter. "Je, sasa nimekuwa adui yenu kwa sababu ya kuwaambieni ukweli?" (June 18, 2014).

As for now (Tue 17 Jun 2014 1:44 PM), I am studying for my Canadian citizenship test. They (Citizenship Canada), want 98% and over and there are certain topics, one cannot fail. They used to ask for 65%, went up to 75% and now we are at 98%. According to Mavis, who I did some citizen classes with (Great professor), of Intercultural Association (ICA). Jesus have mercy. If one fails, they can do it again if allowed. If one fails then, they have to see the judge, of which I don't know what happens next. Ala! "In a land of immigrants, one was not an alien but simply the latest arrival."~ Rudolf Arnheim.

"My Canadian immigration case (1998 - 2010) was used as a rag to clean up the system - ha! The rag was then discarded like it had periods... ME. Mon 10, June, 2013 11:25 AM." This is extending to citizenship. Apparently the filthy rag was not discarded by immigration Canada as I thought. They passed it on to citizenship Canada. Now they are just 'smudging.' (I mean smearing) - HUGE YUCK! "If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude." ~Maya Angelou. Lord have mercy on us. How can we reach these peoplez? They are making almost impossible demands on peoplez or rather immigrants, increasing APPLICATION fees for upcoming citizens by 50% (from $200 that I paid, to $400:- which I can see getting higher for future immigrants, who will include some of my family - right?...It is only natural). Reminds me of head taxes with the Chinese peoplez. I am glad that did not affect me...omg... (It may not have affected me directly and it does affect me eventually). (Did you hear about the increment with Temporary foreign worker? Breaking (Canada immigration) news,"Temporary foreign worker overhaul imposes limits, hikes inspections. Cap on low-wage temporary workers to be phased in over 2 years. By Susana Mas, CBC News Posted: Jun 20, 2014 1:10 PM ET Last Updated: Jun 20, 2014 8:26 PM ET. Ready to make money $$$, I suppose. In the article it says, "An increase from $275 to $1,000 in the application fee employers must pay per worker requested, effective immediately."Imagine!! Effective immediately. Fri 20 Jun 2014 6:08 PM.) Here is a word from one of our great Fore-fathers - "I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word." ~Martin Luther King, Jr. Talking of fore fathers, what the Gikuyu of Kenya call kiino, (vagina) sounds the same as Keno (ˈkēnō), a game of chance similar to lotto, based on the drawing of numbers that must correspond with selected numbers on cards. We are so related and we are so different.

(And thinking about numbers '#s'), I could not believe it my views in one of the Google thingis +, I hate spam...checked my profile (before I got spammed) and I had like 534,500 views. The page is back to normal, thanks whoever

Sun 15 June 2014 10:10 PM.) Imagine those #s !! I would love to have 1/2 of that as my followers on twitter. A gal can dream eh? Should I be afraid? Not of numbers...my beloved husband told me this year (just the other day), that "people fear strangers." I am careful who I talk to while I cannot control who views my on line writings. I was shocked by what my beloved husband revealed to me! I am not only a stranger, it occurred to me, I am also black. rolls eyes After wondering and wandering for a long time, I asked my beloved husband why people do not respond to compliments and that is when he told me. "People fear strangers." My heart sunk deep...way deep. I am always respectful and polite when I talk to a stranger and that ain't gonna change anything on their side. They are ruled by fear... I love giving compliments and Victoria, Canada has such unique people. So many compliments to GIVE. I think it is now called street harassment. Good Lord! I stand corrected. I thought wrong...maybe I thought right. Learning not to speak is difficult. Especially after only having learned how to speak. I am VERY sorry for harassing anyone, anywhere. My desire is not to harass anyone. This is my stand on bullying as seen on October 12, 2012. Photo added Saturday March 28, 2015. 2:51 PM.

My type likes to cheer themselves by cheering others and it is not working North America. Stuck. Conflictive. Added March 28, 2015. 2:22 PM.

Oh well.

Street harassment is a form of sexual harassment that consists of unwanted comments, wolf-whistles, "catcalling," and other actions by strangers in public areas. According to Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, "violence and harassment against women and girls in public spaces remains a largely neglected issue, with few laws or policies in place to address it."^[1] It is distinguishable from workplace harassment. ~From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

It is the sexual part of the sentence that I don't get. I thought street harassment meant talking to other people hivyo hivyo. Anyway, all I am trying to say is that I am viewing my compliments as harassment. Because I do not want trouble, I must practise singing as I walk down the street.

Besides me loving to talk to strangers, the reaction of the stranger is cultural. Sorry I don't have change and no, I don't smoke tobacco. See how things go? From, would you like a smoke to no. And to realizing that I better mind my own business. North America style. 18 years of being or doing anything can spin one around to a halt... And moving on. Saturday March 28, 2015.1:08 PM. I am near done. Saturday March 28, 2015. 9:34 AM.

Posted Monday April 6, 2015. 10.14 PM.

When you compliment them, some take it. It is those who stare back as though I am out of my mind, that concern me. So, I am not myself here. Set me free. I am kind of censored. And the homeless people are always there to talk to. Good day or bad day. Lord have mercy. Sun 15 Jun 2014 12:33 PM. At any rate, this is what my daughter, who has another mother, had to say about me, b4 I talk about myself any further. I copied verbatim.

"... (My Mum)... She is a straight up lady, strong in Faith, loves who she is, easy to talk to, open, committed to what she believes is right, has no time for pple who bring her joy and happiness down. She is a person who will say it straight up whenever she is offended, loves supporting pple around her, she cares for all her friends and suffers a lot more when her pple(around her) suffer, she even feels it more than expected. She is that person who will listen to her innermost feeling and obey it, when she has put it down that she wanna do it...oh my goodness...she will sit [sic] to it until she accomplishes what she started, and she does it with all her heart no matter what!... This is a strong lady who knows her Bible very well and relates closely to the word of God, always referring to the Holy Book for guidance(Something very Powerful)... OMG let me not talk about how she loves.....my oh my, u dont know ..., OMG, when she loves, She sinks in it, i mean she loves wholesomely -if that is the word... ...'s weakness is that my mum is so sensitive, yes she is over sensitive, it scares me a little bit cz sometimes i fear she might be carried away, but i trust she works on it really good... I was asked to summarize but i could write even a whole novel ..." ~Miss Sofia Meg Ogutu, of facebook. Tue 10 June, 2014 (Erokamano ahinya Mtoto - Eyalama noi cut).

-For those who did not know, The Wire, mentioned above, was a HBO (TV Series 2002–2008). While, "It is very fucking cold in the dormitory." ~Orange is the new black - (TV Show - Netflix), reminds me of my detention, when my cell-mate was moved, because I have AIDS. Courtesy of Citizenship and Immigration Canada -(detention in March of 1998, when my paternal grandmother, RIP, Muthoni wa Mbiu, passed on in Kenya, where I was being deported back to). Thanks!!! Creator, for EVERYTHING...i LOVE U, and Creator, United States of America wants to control information. I knew through John Oliver's Last Week Tonight.(TV Show - HBO). I wrote this on Tue 3 Jun 2014, 5:47 PM.
#GOOGLE, how did my #CUnt that I sent on #GMAIL leak so that @StephenAtHome could see it and warn me? How did this happen dear? I love you - Saturday April 25, 2015 8:10 AM.

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Government Surveillance (HBO) Sunday April 5, 2015 (one year since I shaved my head one last time - in memory of Tata Nelson Mandela - RIP).

Posted Monday April 6, 2015. 8:51 AM.

I have sweaty fingers and I am shaking slightly. I am listening to the utube video by John Oliver of #LASTWEEKTONIGHT. I am having coffee. You know how I knew Stephen Colbert knew something about me from online? Why I started to think Gmail was not always secure? How I knew information leaked? On one of his shows, Stephen said something about, like if you sent your genitals... (he may have been talking to anyone who has ever sent their junk online),I was like shit, I have sent my vulva to be examined by a healthcare worker, groomed and un-groomed across the oceans. I understand all types of vulvae and penis' are of interest to the National Security Agency- NSA? Where is their head? Vulva, I am sure I can pick you out among all the other ones...I have to take a new snap to see how things are down there. No, I will use a mirror. By the way, they sure fuck in Shameless - TV Show. All the best Edward Snowden, hang in there. I haven't seen my family in ages either. I know you miss yours too. I am so glad John Oliver packed his bag to come and see you. Take it easy. I don't know how my family will react to my vulva being trapped with other junk in a cold computer compartment after being intercepted by NSA... NSA, release our junk!

(This just out). Chinese community gets apology from B.C. for historical wrongs: Premier Christy Clark says apology issued in B.C. legislature has widespread support. CBC News, Posted: May 15, 2014 7:46 AM PT - "The government of Canada apologized in 2006 for this discriminatory policy." ~Discover Canada, The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship. I am so happy to say that I have a Chinese immigration story on the blog, and I earned a B! *73-76%* in a course I did since studying significant Canadian history (Race and Ethnicity to 1900) and being so touched. I got an A earlier in, Facilitating Intercultural Relationships , the course that showed me I can ROCK this page of the blog. Thank you, University of Victoria. The course I got a B in, is (Issues in Cross-Cultural Communication. LING 397) towards my EDUCATION DIPLOMA: INTERCULTURAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING. The text book said, in page 12, "In political and public debates, immigrants are often depicted as trouble-makers."~Communication between cultures by Larry A. Samovar, Richard E Porter, Edwin R McDaniel and Carolyn S Roy. OMG! No wonder I have had so much trouble trying to settle in fantastic Canada. The text book also says on page 287, "But what is normal in the United States can be unacceptable in other cultures. In Japan prolonged eye contact may be considered discourteous and disrespectful. It is not uncommon for Japanese to look down or away or even close their eyes while engaging in conversation. You can probably appreciate the problems that might arise if Americans are not aware of Japanese use of eye contact. Americans who are culturally unaware often interpret Japanese eye contact, or lack of it, "as a sign of disagreement, disinterest, or rejection."" ("" what you do when you quote a quote?)

WOW! Thanks for the support everyone. "appeaser, arbitrator, peace-maker, conciliator, pacifier." ~Collins dictionary. Am the opposite of trouble-maker. "... B,... is earned by work that indicates a good comprehension of the course material, a good command of the skills needed to work with the course material, and the student’s full engagement with the course requirements and activities..."~University of Victoria. Fri 25 Apr 2014.

Hey Twitter.

How come you never send those weekly report cards anymore?

Sincerely ... Saturday April 4, 2015 7:39 PM

@twitter It seems you're changing things around. I like how the photos look. What's the point of having Tweets (and then) Tweets and replies (This is what it was, just no label, b4 your change thingi, Twitter... Not all tweets are on the 1st Tweets without replies. Like this tweet is not on tweets and is on tweets and replies. Like this tweet without replies. What is it doing on tweets and replies. Seriously twitter! The tweet said, "@LastWeekTonight mentioned bedwetter. "1. bedwetter some1 who accidently pees their pants @ night." More like, pees their legs. Was 1, 2 30."" (Mon 9 Jun 2014. 1:45 PM). What is wrong with that? It is not like I was talking about "mummy issues" like John Oliver, last night. Like that's even a crime. Why not just have tweets and replies together? This tweet is not on tweets, I had to re-write it, omitting the words, (@LastWeekTonight). Is that a problem?

The first option, with omissions for example, (that doesn't make sense) of tweets to Jon Stewart (The Daily Show: TV Show) or Stephen Colbert (The Colbert Report: TV Show), both of (The Comedy Network or is it Comedy Central?.....), sits like why the f@ck (Still doesn't make sense - I am not mad/angry - just wondering)- why not just have Tweets and Replies and ditch the tweets. No? How will Jon and Stephen know when I mention them.? This (I mean THESE, English came to us via a boat!) are very busy men and they don't need chaos, not even the least. I can write to them and they might NEVER see it. This is the problem. Supposing they are reading the tweets while their message is on tweets and replies? Tweets don't carry all the tweets. U think They would. Sawa tu. Hakuna matata. Order

(Wed 23 Apr 2014 3:51 PM).

"I figured it out twitter. If one writes using @ to address somebody, that tweet will go to tweets and reply. If it is a general tweet, it will be on tweets. OMG!! Why didn't you SAY something B4??...." What is the point of all these? I want to be ADEQUATELY (THANKS John Oliver 24/4/15) heard." ME. Tue 17 Jun 2014 7:22 PM.

Posted February 2015.

@ U, Welcome to my blog. I am a human being. I need protection. I have needed protection for a long time. My protectors, turning out to make me run every time. Many are running, not just me. Look at this quote.I am fighting for more than just my family and I, and my family is universal. They are coming in multitudes. We better be polite. Yeah.

This following copied and pasted by me today Fri 20 Jun 2014 1:39 PM.

"One of the more comforting claims in recent years is that the world is a less violent place than the blood-soaked centuries gone by. But try telling that to the current wave of some 48 million refugees and displaced people from today's wars and conflict zones. Most are now crammed into often squalid and unsafe camps as they wait in increasing desperation for a home, somewhere. The numbers are so breathtaking that they take a while to settle into the mind. We're talking about 13 million more people than live in all of Canada. To break it down: 15 million are "external refugees" who have fled their borders, while another 33.5 million are "internally displaced," and live in camps within their own countries, which are often wracked by violence. International organizations give every indication of being overwhelmed, and no wonder. Just compare this 48 million with one of the greatest humanitarian crises in history — when a shattered Europe at the end of the Second World War had to resettle a staggering 16 million displaced persons. A horrifying number certainly, but only a third as many as we have now. To make matters worse, the crisis is happening at a time when ever more countries are putting up new barriers and taking in fewer refugees. The result is that while over eight million newly displaced refugees are being added annually (equivalent to the population of Quebec), barely one per cent of those seeking asylum are resettled in any given year..." ~Brian Stewart, Canada and abroad. Posted: May 23, 2014 5:00 AM ET Last Updated: May 23, 2014 5:00 AM ET. CBC News. Happy World Refugee Day!!

Now I understand why I was called unreliable and untrustworthy by the refugee board 1999. I was misunderstood. My education has shown me that there is no time wastage in these courts, there is an urgency, one could die because they don't know (ignorance), the basics. These refugees coming over will one day want to be citizens because really, Canada is a KICK@SS country. It is the system that needs looking into. It is fucked. I mean, it sucks MONKEY BALLS. I also learned, "I got balls the size of the world." That makes me LOL, just via imagination. Hehehehe. I have learned a lot! I learned that in Canada. Wed 25 Jun 2014 9:50 PM.

I have been here 18 years. Enough to see something actually, disenggregating... (sorry, I mean disintegrating). When these refugees reach that stage of citizenship, I hope it will be way less stressful. Just that.

Page 183 of Communication between cultures by Larry A. Samovar, Richard E Porter, Edwin R McDaniel and Carolyn S Roy, says and I quote, "Americans often use phrases like, "Just tell it like it is," or "Don't beat about the bush...Americans see no need to use elaborate courtesy protocols because everyone is equal and honesty is a positive mark of one's character...Page 299, The Chinese proverb, "With time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown,". China and Japan may have understood me faster before North America does. It has been about 18 years since I started this immigration journey in Africa. You will look crazy or normal depending on where one is on the Mono- / Polychronic time orientation. I am (or was)(or still caught in a continuum) polychronic, my Refugee judges were monochronic oriented. Issue, right there. My professor for this course, Dr. Sandra always said, "We are more than our culture."

I was more than my AIDS and my Bi polar. I own them, they are mine. The judges might have been prejudiced. I don't know. I had a thick accent then...no? They could not understand me? I am soft spoken, they could not here, (I mean, hear) me...I have no clue why I failed at the refugee court. No clue. Toastmasters in 2006/7 told me I was a good speaker and I should slow down.

The Writing Centre -University of Victoria, (last semester Jan-April 2014), told me to put commas, in my writing. Fact. The most helpful person at The Writing Centre was Joelle A. In 1998/99 I had so much to say to refugee board and I was very nervous and must have looked and sounded like a mad/crazy woman as I tried to tell as much as possible of who I was. And then the Asian looking prosecutor after all this asked me, "Who are you?" The fuck...

Today I would say, " I am a cancer - (horoscope), earth, monkey. Number 3 (Numerology). I have been told of all the monkeys, I am not irritating. Most playful. I also approach everything sideways. This does not even have anything to do with culture. Beyond that, I am a faithful friend. I am reliable, I am awesome, I am trustworthy, hard working, humorous, sensitive, and much more and live with AIDs (not HIV) and Bi polar. The disabilities are a very small part of my life. They mean very little to me. I look out for my friends. I am more than what people perceive me to be. I was a mother. Two pregnancies. One a daughter, Jessy (Died at the medical facility, penicillin reaction. That is why we give to BC Children's hospital) - one a miscarriage, Ruby. 5 weeks in mi belly. Nov 2005. Artificial insemination. We use condoms faithfully. It is our birth control - right? And safety gear. The address for this blog has the name Jessy on the URL.

(I wanted to name Jessy, Vivian b4 his sperm donor came and said it should be Jacinta Zuere. Then my mum was complaining that she has not been named and I am not married. So I called her Jacinta, after his mum and Nyambura after my mum. I was only 22 years. Her birth certificate, said Jacinta Zuere Barros." Thu 26 Jun 2014, 11:51 AM. That is my daughter who lived from August 31, 1990 - July 3, 1997. At six months of Jessy in the belly, I had gone to have an abortion. Long story short, I didn't. Imagine! May she Rest In Peace.

" On page 305, of the above book it says, "During a job interview a person's action might reflect a degree of nervousness brought about by formal setting (fidgeting, talking fast, etc.), while at home that same person might be relaxed and speak at a slower pace." I get nervous easily. Is that a crime? Communication between cultures by Larry A. Samovar, Richard E Porter, Edwin R McDaniel and Carolyn S Roy, says about power distance. Page 189, talks about my background which is a culture of High Power Distance. The book says, "Individuals from high power distance cultures accept power as part of society. As such, superiors consider subordinates to be different from themselves and vice versa...these cultures teach their members that people are not equal in this world, and that everybody has a rightful place, which is clearly marked by countless societal hierarchies."

As a young girl, I knew that we all have a right to food, shelter and clothing. I was born a defender of human rights. The forces have always seemed to fight against me. I have a God. The country I came to is Low Power Distance. "Low power distance countries (like Canada) hold that inequality should be minimized...Subordinates and superiors consider each other as equals." I was misread in that court room. The high power distance helps U see why I feel less than the people in authority, get nervous energy, apologize a lot for things I did not do. Sori mami, (ndigacokera). I will never do it again - learned from Mama's beatings, (I suit Canadians well there, as far as saying sorry, is concerned. I wonder who beat them?...... Canadians are known for their politeness which does not equal good manners. "Note, even for Canadians, I say sorry a lot. They tend to get irritated). Fri 13 June 2014 6:02 PM."

Manners (good) and politeness seem to be the same thing and yet Canada seems to have a special SECRET ingredient, that makes one believe politeness is not good manners, and I cannot figure it out. Word.) Satire? hmm. "I know! Attitude (negative - you have to look through my own lens. 17 June 2014) and Sarcasm. That is it. So much sarcasm..." Mon 9 Jun 2014, 1:26 PM. And I humble myself. That is how I grew up. Without enough sarcasm. Little if any. Caucasian was always superior, be they whoever. (Until! Smack my head with a brick. I saw the homeless Peoplez, and I was like, what the HEAVen's are falling apart, change the channel... omg and I had to, See A Need - Fill A Need: SAN-FAN.) I was lonely and homesick. Is that wrong? I used to smoke cigarettes. For leisure in Kenya, and for meeting people and fighting nervousness, in Canada. Kuanzia Kenya 1996 na umalaya 1991/2- different story (pole) na sana sana hapa nikiwa lonely and wanting to talk, trying to satisfy the social needs eg love, friendship, and intimacy. (July 1996-2002) nilikuwa nauliza mtu, "Would you like a smoke?" Halafu tunaanza kuongea. I would tell my life story, while I benefit from their, listening and talking to me.

My beloved husband has never smoked cigarettes ever and I quit 2002 and he started dating me on 29.06.03.

"When mum told me about the homeless people, i got shocked, and watching ... clip, its just broke my heart. Thanks mum, ... for sharing. May God protect, provide and bless all the homeless people all over the world." ~Miss Sofia Meg Ogutu (28 Jun 2014).

Kama vindeo, kama ndrama.

I felt very black in the refugee board court. I was frightened. It was my life they were ruling over. I like to feel loved and wanted. I don't like being a nuisance. A burden... I feel like I had been a bother to immigration Canada and now same shit, different pile, citizenship Canada. God, bless them and don't let them (whoever, they, are) tighten my neck any harder. sigh. What went wrong in my life? What went right? What does fate got to do with it? Does God know me?

"Why are you really fighting?" -Karol Farley (16/06.2014).

Did you know I was awarded the Woman of distinction award in 2003, by the YM/YWCA in the region? The category was health and wellness. The awards were over and I kept on moving - up.

The following statistics show there is work to be done, and where things are urgent. There is no slowing down here. Lives need urgent saving. (Read, 'urgent' as exciting pliz.) 1. Out of the 34 million HIV-positive people worldwide, 69% live in sub-Saharan Africa. There are roughly 23.8 million infected persons in all of Africa. 2. 91% of the world’s HIV-positive children live in Africa. 3. More than one million adults and children die every year from HIV/AIDS in Africa alone. In 2011, 1.7 million people worldwide died from AIDS.

"Some of the best people I met, were strangers." ~Ryan Tue 12 Aug 2014.

"A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water." ~Eleanor Roosevelt.

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

Acts 3:17 New International Version "Now, fellow Israelites, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders."

"Not one drop of my self-worth depends on your acceptance of me." - Quincy Jones.

"I want to break down some of the stigma associated with mental illness." ~Gail Porter.

"Once you're labelled as mentally ill, and that's in your medical notes, then anything you say can be discounted as an artefact of your mental illness." ~Hilary Mantel.

"For too long we have swept the problems of mental illness under the carpet... and hoped that they would go away." ~Richard J. Codey.

"I used to be homophobic, but as I got older, I realized that wasn't the way to do things. I don't discriminate against anybody for their sexual preference, for their skin color... that's immature." ~ASAP Rocky.

"I get a lot of abuse on Twitter. It's mostly homophobic, but what can you do? I just either ignore it or laugh." ~Clare Balding.

"As a result of an organized mind, the house is getting organized. By me." ~KB.

16 Aug 2012, Google+. I am looking for order in the place we share called earth. The main purpose for this blog is to heal myself and heal MY SOUL so that I can continue to help other people. I am not perfect by any means unless by Jesus' stripes. sigh I saw the stripes on the movie Compassion of Christ, and I saw how they stripped Lupita Nyong'o on 12 Years a Slave (2013), Erokamano ahinya for the visual guyz. I am now going to write a few more things and hope all is in order.

Let me copy and paste something, first, a skill I learned in Reeswood Secretarial College - Kenya, 1992. My first introduction to the computer, through word processing. Shem was my word processing teacher.

"Preventing link rot[edit] As you write articles, you can help prevent link rot in several ways. The first way to prevent link rot is to avoid bare URLs by recording as much of the exact title, author, publisher and date of the source as possible. Optionally, also add the accessdate. If the link goes bad, this added information can help a future Wikipedian, either editor or reader, locate a new source for the original text, either online or a print copy. This likely wouldn't be possible with only an isolated, bare URL that no longer worked. Local and school libraries are a good resource for locating such offline sources." ~Wikipedia.

My beloved husband was telling me today that sex for him begins in the head and it has to simmer for a day before exploding through the penis. Lol.

Enjoy the blog which starts with mostly rotten links. I had no time to edit this blog b4 the things became complicated about Thu 21 Nov 13 12:15 AM five months ago, when editing was taken off my fingers. I can only edit the introduction and what link holders say.

Today is today, Sat 19 Apr 2014 3:12 PM. In memory of "Zeituni Onyango (/zeɪˈtʌni ɔːˈnjɑːŋɡoʊ/ zay-tun-ee aw-nyahng-goh; May 29, 1952 – April 7, 2014) was the half-aunt of United States President Barack Obama.[2][1][3][4] Onyango was the half-sister of Obama's late father Barack Obama, Sr.[4] She is referred to as "Aunti Zeituni" in Obama's memoir Dreams from My Father.[5]" ~From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Allahu Akbar RIP. Mos. Nyasaye Oriti Mum. Kind regards, . Johana 8:7. "...inyui uria utari ehiari, niakiambe amuikirie ihiga."

After the links, mostly tampered with, comes the blog which I am no longer allowed to edit the main blog, as stated above, by some birds... "الطيور على اشكالها تقع. (iT-Tuyuur 3ala aškaaliha taqa3u.) Birds of a feather flock together." Courtesy of Arabic learning resources, on line.

Canada–Kenya relations From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. "Canada-Kenya relations are foreign relations between Canada and Kenya. Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1965.[1] Canada has a high commission in Nairobi. The High Commission of Kenya in Ottawa is located in the Sandy Hill neighbourhood in the capital. Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations. The Canadian government announced in February 2009 that it was dropping Kenya from its list of preferred countries to receive foreign aid. This list includes 18 countries and the West Bank and Caribbean.[2]"

Some Kiswahili in English...

Women all over the world should get pap smears. In 1998 (30 years old) I was told I had cancer of the cervix. It was detected through a pap smear in this great, life saving country - Canada. Thank you. I need to book my pap smear next week. (Done Tue 6 May 2014. I was a year and a half late)!!

First digital mammography vehicle rolls out in Victoria

New screening vehicle part of transition to digital mammography for rural areas

CBC News Posted: Feb 24, 2015 3:14 PM PT Last Updated: Feb 24, 2015 3:14 PM PT

This caught my eye - "We are just friends, like Oprah and Gayle." (or something like that).~30 ROCK, TV Show - NBC. Speaking of Gayle, my girlfriend, Gayle had to face the knife (mastectomy word posted, 14/07/2014) with breast cancer. The cancer came back as bone cancer, Lord have mercy, mercy. Make those mammogram appointments: ladies. Thu 18 Sep 2014 4:08 PM,

"...Having regular mammograms can lower the risk of dying from breast cancer. If you are 50 to 74 years old, be sure to have a screening mammogram every two years. If you are 40 to 49 years old, talk to your doctor about when to start and how often to get a screening mammogram..." ~Internet.

We went to see Gayle yesterday. She is so upbeat. Gives me reason to carry on. Photo added Sunday May 3, 2015. 10:33 AM.

And the men, kara itina - finger in the bum.(I believe it is bearable). March 11, 2015 1:37 PM. The Colbert Report made it look so easy on the show of 14 November 2013. Added Wednesday March 11, 2015, 7:21 PM.

"...if you are over 40, go for a Colonoscopy..." ~Sam Simon, Rest In Peace. 1955-2015 Posted Wednesday March 11, 2015 1:31 PM.

Colonoscopy is a test that allows your doctor to look at the inner lining of your large intestine (rectum and colon). He or she uses a thin, flexible tube called a colonoscope to look at the colon.Oct 30, 2013 ~Internet. Added March 11, 2015.

For all three/four cancer screening tests, one has to be a certain age. Ask your doctor, or health care provider, if you are blessed with one. Prevention, as they say, is better than cure. Wikipedia had a list of women who have ovarian cancer, among them, my hero. RIP, Professor Wangari Maathai. What's the test for ovarian cancer, Dr. Elissa McMurtrie? Nothing reliable. Sad. I mean, shame.

Happy reading eh? It is I,. Sat 3 May 2014 10:57 PM.

WELCOME, KARIBU, TONYA. Go to "My uttering" by clicking "older posts", right here. Thanks Blogger for being so organized. 27/10/2014.

And first, click here to watch Sam Simon. RIP. 1955-2015. Posted here today, Wednesday March 11, 2015. 7:08 PM. LINK inspired by The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, during the moment of Zen, March 10, 2015.

Sunday, October 26, 2014

Introduction to, utterring, following next. "People are disappearing. They are dying. For Christ's sake, do what you need to do."~the wire - TV Show. The dead cannot cry out for justice. It is a duty of the living to do so for them. ~Lois McMaster Bujold.